Create a gif in photoshop that uses a few simple shapes to tell a story. example: a ball can roll up and over a hill. a ball can fall off a building and get squished. a triangle can be a spaceship traveling through the stars, the moon can travel around the planet.....
Post the work to your blogs.
Start thinking about more complex ideas you might want to use animation to tell. Think about how sound and voice over might play a role in telling that story.
Watch One Episode of RWBY from each season and review the progression of animation style throughout the series. What makes it better or worse and why do you like it more.
Read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley#Theoretical_basis
look at: http://www.strangerdimensions.com/2013/11/25/10-creepy-examples-uncanny-valley/